CFP: Community and Healing (1/15/07; ABAL, 5/28/07-5/30/07)

The Association of Bibliotherapy and Applied Literature (ABAL) in conjun=ction with the 2007 Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences invites y=our participation in our annual conference=2E =

Date=3A May 28-30=2C 2007Place=3A University of Saskatchewan=2C Saskatoon =

A bridge =5B=85=5D is not just about one set of people crossing to the o=ther side=3B it=92s also about those on the other side crossing to this =side=2E And ultimately=2C it=92s about doing away with demarcations lik=e =93ours=94 and =93theirs=94=2E It=92s about honoring people=92s other=ness in ways that allow us to be changed by embracing that otherness rat=her than punishing others for having a different view=2E --Gloria Anzal=dua=2C 2002 =

In Lee Maracle=92s Ravensong (1993) a decaying=2C infrequently used brid=ge separates White from Native communities=2E As a trope of connection=2C= the bridge stands as a question mark in the novel=2E The communities i=n Maracle=92s novel are separate and in need of a solid bridge=2E This =conference aims to explore the concept of community and its connections =to healing=2E Can whole communities heal and how=3F Can a community he=al a person=3F What tools and therapies have been used and to what effe=ct=3F What impedes and what encourages healing within a community=3F H=ow has the research in your field contributed to the issue=3F What stra=tegies have you employed as a social worker=2C therapist=2C or teacher t=o foster healing in communities=3F Is there a relationship between stor=y-telling=2C community=2C and healing=3F Does literature play a role in= community healing=3F =

ABAL views its annual conference as a forum for the open discussion of i=deas=2E As such=2C we are calling for participants rather than papers=2E= This is to say that while we invite papers=2C we encourage presenters =to talk about their research and to involve their audience=2E We welcom=e proposals to lead talks (20 minutes)=2C panel discussions (45 minutes)==2C and workshops (45 minutes)=2E We also invite creative writers to re=ad from their work to our group=2E ABAL is a multidisciplinary associat=ion and appreciates contributions from many fields of expertise=2C inclu=ding English=2C Cultural Studies=2C Social Work=2C Medicine=2C Education==2C Psychology=2C Psychiatry=2C Library and Information Services=2C etc=2E=

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Please send one copy of the proposal (up to 500 words) by January 15=2C =2007=2E Your submission should be accompanied by a cover page containin=g the following information=3A name=3B full mailing address=3B e-mail=2C= phone=2C and fax numbers=3B the title of your paper=3B a 50-word biogra=phical note=3B a description of any audio-visual support you may require==2E =

Please include electronic copies of your bio and proposal in your submis=sion=2E To enable blind reviewing by assessors=2C your proposal should =not include your name=2C position=2C or institutional affiliation=2E Se=nd to Michelle Coupal=2C Department of English=2C University College=2C =University of Western Ontario=2C London ON N6A 3K7 and mcoupal=40uwo=2Ec=ahttp=3A//www=2Efedcan=2Eca/congress2007 =

Michelle CoupalPhD CandidateDepartment of EnglishUniversity CollegeUniversity of Western OntarioLondon=2C ON Canada N6A 3K7mcoupal=40uwo=2Ecawww=2Euwo=2Eca/english